Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Known for
Acting
Born
March 7, 1958
Died
June 9, 2014 (aged 56)
Birthplace
Harlow, Essex, England

Biography

Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was known for his comedy partnership with Adrian Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard poster

Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2026
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen poster

Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
Bottom: Exposed poster

Bottom: Exposed

Movie · as Himself (Archive footage)

2019
Completely Bad News poster

Completely Bad News

Movie · as Colin Grigson

2018
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy poster

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

Movie · as (Archive Footage)

2016
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book poster

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

Movie · as Self

2015
The Escape poster

The Escape

Movie · as Eddie

2015
One by One poster

One by One

Movie · as Ernest

2014
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule poster

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Movie · as Self

2013
Don't Fear Death

Don't Fear Death

Movie

2013
Man Down poster

Man Down

TV · as Dad · 6 eps

2013
Crackanory poster

Crackanory

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Errors of the Human Body poster

Errors of the Human Body

Movie · as Samuel Mead

2012
Five Go to Rehab poster

Five Go to Rehab

Movie · as Mr. McVitty

2012
30 Years of Comic Strip poster

30 Years of Comic Strip

Movie

2012
Eldorado poster

Eldorado

Movie · as Chef Mario

2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit poster

The Itch of the Golden Nit

Movie · as President Pinky (voice)

2011
The Hunt for Tony Blair poster

The Hunt for Tony Blair

Movie · as Professor Predictor

2010
Just for the Record poster

Just for the Record

Movie · as Andy Wiseman

2008
Me & My Goldfish poster

Me & My Goldfish

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2008
Blackadder Rides Again poster

Blackadder Rides Again

Movie · as Self

2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments poster

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Movie · as Lord Flashheart/Self

2008
The Legend of Harrow Woods poster

The Legend of Harrow Woods

Movie · as Winston Junior

2007
Snow White: The Sequel poster

Snow White: The Sequel

Movie · as The Seven Dwarves (voice)

2007
The Making of 'The Young Ones' poster

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

Movie · as Self (Archived Footage)

2006
Sindy The Fairy Princess poster

Sindy The Fairy Princess

Movie

2005
Valiant poster

Valiant

Movie · as Cufflingk (voice)

2005
Sex Actually poster

Sex Actually

Movie · as Bilbo

2005
King Arthur's Disasters poster

King Arthur's Disasters

TV · 26 eps

2005
All About George poster

All About George

TV · as George Kinsey · 6 eps

2004
Bottom Mindless Violence poster

Bottom Mindless Violence

Movie · as Rick / Richie Rich / Richard Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Richie Richard / Richard Twat (archive footage)

2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years poster

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Movie · as Baxter

2004
Shoebox Zoo poster

Shoebox Zoo

TV · as Edwin the Eagle (voice) · 26 eps

2004
The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show

TV · 1 ep

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Alec Nicholson · 1 ep

2003
Oh Marbella! poster

Oh Marbella!

Movie · as Greg Dubois

2003
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour poster

Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour

Movie · as Richard Richard

2003
Chaos and Cadavers poster

Chaos and Cadavers

Movie · as Lennox Crowley

2003
More Great Comedy Moments poster

More Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Rick / Richie Rich / Richie Richard (archive footage)

2002
Day of the Sirens

Day of the Sirens

Movie · as Domo Childs

2002
Believe Nothing poster

Believe Nothing

TV · as Professor Adonis Cnut · 6 eps

2001
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity poster

Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity

Movie · as Richie

2001
Chilly Dogs poster

Chilly Dogs

Movie · as Carter

2001
Great Comedy Moments poster

Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Lord Flashheart (archive footage)

2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes poster

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Lt. Daniel Blaney · 1 ep

2001
Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement

Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement

TV · as Mrs. Ffine Carmody · 13 eps

2000
Jesus Christ Superstar poster

Jesus Christ Superstar

Movie · as King Herod

2000
Merlin: The Return poster

Merlin: The Return

Movie · as Merlin

2000
Four Men in a Plane poster

Four Men in a Plane

Movie · as Alan Sellars

2000
Jellikins: Christmas Special poster

Jellikins: Christmas Special

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2000
Making of Jesus Christ Superstar

Making of Jesus Christ Superstar

Movie · as self

1999
Guest House Paradiso poster

Guest House Paradiso

Movie · as Richie Twat

1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth poster

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Movie · as Robin Hood

1999
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' poster

The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'

Movie · as Self

1999
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live poster

Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live

Movie

1999
Watership Down poster

Watership Down

TV · as Kehaar (voice) · 26 eps

1999
SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants

TV · as Lord Reginald (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Four Men in a Car poster

Four Men in a Car

Movie · as Alan

1998
What's a Carry On? poster

What's a Carry On?

Movie · as Sultan Abdul the Benevolent (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998
Jellabies poster

Jellabies

TV · as Narrator (Voice) · 1 ep

1998
In the Red poster

In the Red

TV · as Dominic De'Ath · 3 eps

1997
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island poster

Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island

Movie · as Richie Richard

1997
Remember Me? poster

Remember Me?

Movie · as Ian

1997
The Canterville Ghost poster

The Canterville Ghost

Movie · as Reverend Dampier

1997
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis poster

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

Movie · as Marty Starr

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as David Roper · 1 ep

1996
The Willows in Winter poster

The Willows in Winter

Movie · as Toad

1996
Bottom Fluff poster

Bottom Fluff

Movie

1996
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse

Movie · as Tom Thumb (voice)

1995
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour poster

Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour

Movie · as Richie

1995
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

Movie · as Toad (voice)

1995
Out Of My Head poster

Out Of My Head

Movie · as Ricky / The Doctor / Tobi

1995
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One poster

Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One

Movie · as Lewis Fox

1995
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town poster

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

Movie · as Raymond

1995
Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune poster

Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune

Movie · as Toby

1995
The Snow Queen poster

The Snow Queen

Movie · as Robber King

1995
How to be a Little Sod poster

How to be a Little Sod

TV · 10 eps

1995
Look at the State We're In!

Look at the State We're In!

TV · as Rattner · 1 ep

1993
Bottom Live: The Stage Show poster

Bottom Live: The Stage Show

Movie · as Richie

1993
Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen poster

Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen

Movie · as Neil

1993
The Thief and the Cobbler poster

The Thief and the Cobbler

Movie · as Brigand (uncredited)

1993
Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter poster

Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter

Movie · as Greg

1993
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love poster

Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

Movie · as Micky Love

1993
Horse Opera

Horse Opera

Movie · as Wyatt Earp

1993
Rik Mayall Presents poster

Rik Mayall Presents

TV · 6 eps

1992
Carry On Columbus poster

Carry On Columbus

Movie · as The Sultan

1992
Little Noises poster

Little Noises

Movie · as Mathias Liechstenstein

1992
Red Nose of Courage poster

Red Nose of Courage

Movie · as James Huntington

1992
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special poster

Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special

Movie · as Richard Richard

1991
Drop Dead Fred poster

Drop Dead Fred

Movie · as Drop Dead Fred

1991
The Princess and the Goblin poster

The Princess and the Goblin

Movie · as Prince Froglip (voice)

1991
Bottom poster

Bottom

TV · as Richard Richard · 18 eps

1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues poster

GLC: The Carnage Continues

Movie · as Lord Mayor of London

1990
Who Shot Alan B'Stard? poster

Who Shot Alan B'Stard?

Movie · as Alan B'Stard

1990
The Turnip

The Turnip

Movie

1989
Kevin Turvey Investigates poster

Kevin Turvey Investigates

Movie · as Kevin Turvey

1989
Employees From Hell poster

Employees From Hell

Movie

1989
Grim Tales poster

Grim Tales

TV · as Narrator · 22 eps

1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door poster

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Movie · as Dreamy Time Escort

1988
Jake's Journey poster

Jake's Journey

Movie · as Troll

1988
The Strike poster

The Strike

Movie · as Speaker/Hunchback

1988
More Bad News poster

More Bad News

Movie · as Colin Grigson

1987
Eat the Rich poster

Eat the Rich

Movie · as Micky

1987
The New Statesman poster

The New Statesman

TV · as Alan B'Stard · 26 eps

1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap poster

Filthy Rich & Catflap

TV · as Richard Rich · 6 eps

1987
French & Saunders poster

French & Saunders

TV · as Cameo · 1 ep

1987
Hardwicke House poster

Hardwicke House

TV · as Lenny · 1 ep

1986
Whoops Apocalypse poster

Whoops Apocalypse

Movie · as S.A.S Commander

1986
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger poster

Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger

Movie · as Richard Dangerous

1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) poster

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

Movie · as Richard

1986
Private Enterprise poster

Private Enterprise

Movie · as Ali Kitson

1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief poster

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

TV · as Alan B'Stard · 1 ep

1986
Saturday Live poster

Saturday Live

TV · as Richard Dangerous · 30 eps

1986
The Dangerous Brothers poster

The Dangerous Brothers

TV · as Richard Dangerous · 12 eps

1985
The Best of Cannon & Ball poster

The Best of Cannon & Ball

Movie · as Self

1985
Happy Families poster

Happy Families

TV · as Priest · 1 ep

1984
Dirty Movie poster

Dirty Movie

Movie · as Toadstool

1984
Gino: Full Story and Pics poster

Gino: Full Story and Pics

Movie · as Tim

1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques poster

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

Movie · as Carlos

1983
Summer School poster

Summer School

Movie · as Tark

1983
War poster

War

Movie · as Various Roles

1983
The Beat Generation poster

The Beat Generation

Movie · as Jeremy

1983
Bad News poster

Bad News

Movie · as Colin Grigson

1983
Blackadder poster

Blackadder

TV · as Mad Gerald, Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart · 1 ep

1982
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door poster

Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door

Movie · as Kevin Turvey

1982
Northern Lights poster

Northern Lights

Movie · as Chris

1982
The Young Ones poster

The Young Ones

TV · as Rick · 12 eps

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1982
The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents...

TV · as Slug/General Erwin/Hovis, Jeremy, Colin Grigson, Tark, Toadstool, Carlos, Tim, Richard, Ali Kitson, Speaker/Hunchback, Dreamy Time Escort, Lord Mayor · 1 ep

1982
Wood and Walters poster

Wood and Walters

TV · as Contestant Mitch · 1 ep

1982
Whoops Apocalypse poster

Whoops Apocalypse

TV · as Biff · 1 ep

1981
An American Werewolf in London poster

An American Werewolf in London

Movie · as Second Chess Player

1981
Couples and Robbers poster

Couples and Robbers

Movie · as Morris David Boyd

1981
Shock Treatment poster

Shock Treatment

Movie · as 'Rest Home' Ricky

1981
The Comic Strip poster

The Comic Strip

Movie · as Richard Dangerous

1981
The Orchard End Murder poster

The Orchard End Murder

Movie · as Policeman

1981
Eye of the Needle poster

Eye of the Needle

Movie · as Sailor #2

1981
The Rocky Horror Treatment poster

The Rocky Horror Treatment

Movie · as (archive footage)

1981
A Kick Up the Eighties poster

A Kick Up the Eighties

TV · as Kevin Turney · 10 eps

1981
Wolcott poster

Wolcott

TV · as PC Fell · 3 eps

1980
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights poster

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

TV · as Rik · 2 eps

1980
The Squad

The Squad

TV · as Supporter · 1 ep

1980
Russell Harty

Russell Harty

TV · as Kevin Turvey · 1 ep

1979
The Cannon & Ball Show poster

The Cannon & Ball Show

TV · as Clerk · 1 ep